听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What happened to the man?

A. He broke a machine. B. The machine owed him 25 cents.

C. The machine owner refused to help him.

2.What does the woman suggest the man do?

A. Call the police. B. Rock the machine.

C. Call the number on the machine.

What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A picture. B. A holiday. C. A sport.

What does the woman mean?

A. Her sister loves villages. B. Tom makes a mistake. C. She likes her sister.

Where are the speakers?

A. At a party. B. In a store. C. In their new house.

What did the woman do last night?

A. She stayed at home. B. She went to a party. C. She saw a doctor.

Who might Sam be?

A. A baby. B. A pet. C. A toy.

假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Jack对你参加高考的事非常关心，发邮件向你询问。请你回复邮件，内容包括：

1．高考概况(考试时间、科目等)；

2．高考的重要性；

3．你的打算(目标院校及专业等)。

注意：1．词数为100左右；

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Last Saturday，I went on journey by train．There were such many passengers that not everyone could get a seat．Many people had to stand，which was really tired．I had a reserved seat so I could sit comfortable．In front of my seat is a woman with two little kids．With the kid squeezing into their single seat，she had to stand up all the way．So I moved a bit but shared my seat with her．The woman felt very grateful to my selflessness．Seeing her beautiful smile，I also smiled．Share increased happiness!

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The national college entrance exam in Russia，Unified State Exam，will include Chinese as  1.  elective foreign language starting from 2019．Chinese will become the fifth elective test item for the Unified State Exam 2.  (follow)English，German，French and Spanish．

The number of Chinese learners in Russia  3. (grow)quickly in the past decade，according to a survey 4. (conduct)by a linguistic research center in Russia．

Approaches to learning Chinese vary from person to person，5. more and more people choosing university courses in Russia．

The three-hour-long Chinese test will quiz students on 6. (they)listening，reading，and writing abilities and a fourth section will examine students on grammar，vocabulary and Chinese 7. (character)．Some parts in the exam are even a little bit difficult for native Chinese speakers．

According to the Office of Chinese Language Council International(Hanban)7 as of 2017， some 100 million people，excluding native speakers，use Chinese 8. (global)．

The United Nations(UN)in 2010 suggested a Chinese Language Day 9. falls on April 20 each year  10. (celebrate)cultural diversity as well as to promote the equal use of a11 official languages．

    Next week，strangers with a truck will take away everything we own，except the clothes on our backs，the car we will drive，and as much stuff as we can pack into it．

It’s called ____ ．Some people do it often．For others，like me，it’g a _____experience．In all my adult years，I’ve moved only three times．

My first ____ and I moved into our first house with a bed，our clothes and a few gifts．That was many years ago．Over the years，I ____ that house with three children，a few dogs and enough stuff to ____ the ceiling．

Then the kids grew up，I lost my husband to cancer，and I began to learn about ____ ．

First，I let go of the ____ of being in contro1．Life isn’t about being in charge of what  ___ ；it’s about being in charge of what we do with it．

Next，I let go of  ___ the things I care most about，like keeping in touch with the people that ____ the most to me．

I let go of the people whose ____ are about anger or hatred，and tried instead to ____ myself with those who shine with ____ ．

Finally，I let go of being alone—I remarried．I ____ moved to a new city with my new husband，and after that move，I  __  I’d stop collecting meaningless things．But 12 years later，here I am，still learning about letting go．

We’11 all move someday from this ____ to the next，but we won’t need a truck to do it．We’ll take ____ with us and leave behind a(n) ____ of the life we lived，the mistakes we  __  ，and all the love and kindness we tried to show．

That memory might not be a treasure，but if we’re  ___ ，someone will keep it and hold it close and never let it go．

1.A. moving B. changing C. losing D. missing

2.A. similar B. familiar C. rare D. valuable

3.A. son B. daughter C. husband D. wife

4.A. equipped B. filled C. involved D. provided

5.A. paint B. repair C. build D. reach

6.A. holding on B. 1etting go C. giving back D. turning down

7.A. plan B. idea C. concept D. decision

8.A. devotes B. matters C. happens D. arrives

9.A. putting off B. coming across C. making out D. taking over

10.A. offer B. appear C. indicate D. mean

11.A. issues B. subjects C. 1ives D. beliefs

12.A. present B. attract C. support D. surround

13.A. kindness B. patience C. fortune D. humour

14.A. naturally B. eventually C. formally D. regularly

15.A. suggested B. informed C. insisted D. promised

16.A. city B. town C. world D. country

17.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

18.A. memory B. experience C. record D. history

19.A. completed B. made C. conducted D. forgot

20.A. optimistic B. generous C. determined D. fortunate

    Every minute，every single day，about a truckload of plastic enters our oceans．1. And to date，only 9％of that has been recycled．

We buy a bottle of water，drink it for a few minutes，and toss its permanent packaging“away”．We eat potato chips，finish them，then throw their permanent packaging“away”．We buy produce，take it out of the unnecessary plastic wrap，then throw its permanent packaging“away”．

The cycle is endless，and it happens countless times every single day．2. As far as we try to toss a piece of plastic—whether it’s into a recycling bin or not——it does not disappear．Chances are，it ends up polluting our communities，oceans or waterways in some form．

For years，we’ve been told the problem of plastic packaging can be solved through batter individual action．3. But the truth is that we cannot recycle our way out of this mess．

Recycling alone will never stop the flow of plastics into our oceans；we have to get to the source of the problem and slow down the production of all this plastic waste．Think about it：if your home was flooding because you had left the tap on，your first step wouldn’t be to start mopping．You’d first cut the flooding off at its source—the tap．4.

We need corporations—those like Coca-Cola，Unilever，Starbucks and Neatlé that continue to produce throwaway plastic bottles—to step up and take their responsibility for the mess they’ve created．5. ．We will continue to do our part，but it’s time for the world’s largest corporations to do theirs．

A．This is their problem to deal with．

B．Plastic pollution is becoming very serious．

C．But here is the problem—there is no“away”．

D．In many ways，our plastic problem is no different．

E．We think that if we simply recycle we’re doing our part．

F．It’s impossible for us to get rid of plastic pollution completely．

G．Since the 1950s，some 8．3bn tons of plastic have been produced worldwide．

    It sounds almost too good to be true，but a new study on sleeping brains suggests that listening to languages while you sleep can actually help you to learn them．

For the study，researchers played recordings of foreign words and their translations to subjects enjoying slow-wave sleep，a stage when a person has 1ittle consciousness of their environment．To ensure that the results were not compromised by foreign language words that subjects may have had some contact with at some point in their waking lives，researchers made up totally nonexistent foreign words．

When the subjects woke up，they were presented with the made-up words again without their translations．The subjects were then asked to imagine whether this made-up word indicated an object that was either smaller or larger．This vague(模糊的)way of testing their understanding of the words is an approach that is supposed to tap into the unconscious memory．

Unbelievably，the subjects were able to correctly classify the words in this way at an accuracy rate that was 10 percent higher than random chance．That’s not a rate high enough to have them suddenly communicating in a foreign tongue，but it is enough to suggest that the brain is still absorbing information on some level，even during sleep．

Researchers have long known that sleep is important for memory，but previously its role in memory was thought to relate only to the preservation and organization of memories acquired during wakefulness．This is the first time that memory formation has been shown to be active during sleep．

In other words，our brains are listening to the world，and learning about it，even when our conscious selves are not present．

The next step for researchers will be to see if new information can be 1earned quicker during wakefulness if it was already presented during sleep．If so，it could forever change how we train our brains to learn new things．Sleep learning might become a widespread practice．

1.Why did researchers use some made-up words in the study?

A. To guarantee the accuracy of the test result．

B. To increase the difficulty of testing information．

C. To avoid the subjects cheating in the experiment．

D. To test if our brain are good at learning something new．

2.What were the subjects asked to do in the study?

A. Classify what they heard by size．

B. Make up a word to represent“large”or“small”．

C. Repeat the words they heard in the sleep．

D. Imagine the meanings of the made-up words．

3.What conclusion did researchers draw from this study?

A. Sleep is necessary for a good memory．

B. Memory formation goes on during sleep．

C. Listening during sleep is good for our brain．

D. Learning languages in sleep has better effects．

4.What will be the researchers’next plan?

A. To train people how to learn during sleep．

B. To prove the existence of unconscious memory．

C. To dig out the reason for unconscious learning．

D. To study the effect of sleep learning on conscious learning．

    In America，the number of people killed in car crashes in 2016 was above 40，000 for the  first time in a decade，data released on Wednesday shows．

“Americans believe there is nothing we can do to stop crashes from happening，but that isn't true．We are behind the rest of the developed world in addressing highway fatalities(死亡)．We just haven't been willing to do what needs to be done，”said Deborah A．P．Hersman，president of the National Safety Council．

The National Safety Council data shows a 6 percent increase in deaths in 2018 when compared with 2015 and a 3 percent increase in the number of miles Americana drove in 2016．

“Motor vehicle fatality numbers have been ringing the alarm for two years，”Hersman said．“Unfortunately，we have been blind to the data and the killings on our roadways．If we fail to take action，the death tell will continue to rise．”

“The trend is clear：After years of progress，highway deaths are heading in the wrong direction，”said Jonathan Adkins，a state safety official．

The number of people killed reached a record low of 32，675 in 2014，according to NHTSA statistics．That record followed a fairly steady downward track for the past six years that experts attributed it primarily to safety features that have been built into cars and trucks．

Safety advances including increased seat-belt use，air bags，anti-lock braking，stability controls and electronic warnings and cameras．

The bad economy and high gas prices also influenced the reduction in deaths．Now，with unemployment and gas prices both low，more people are driving for work and pleasure trips．

“It’s not just that Americans drive more miles when the economy improves ；it’s the kind of miles they drive，”said Adrian Lund，president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety．

1.What’s Hersman’s attitude towards the present situation?

A. It has been getting better． B. It can hardly be improved．

C. The efforts are far from enough． D. Much work hart already been done．

2.What do we learn about the number of highway deaths in 2013 in America?

A. It’s lower than that in 2014． B. It’s lower than that in 2010．

C. It’s the lowest in recent years． D. It’s the highest in recently years．

3.What will happen with the economic recovery?

A. The gas prices will go up． B. The gas price will go down．

C. There will be more highway deaths． D. There will be fewer highway deaths．

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Traffic Deaths Are on the Rise B. Highway Deaths Will Drop off

C. Measures to Handle Car Crashes D. Safety Advances in Cars Are Made

    I have three kids and a great husband and I’m enjoying a career that I find challenging and fun．To the outside world，this feels like“Success．”But there is still a voice in my heart asking if this is who I truly am．Only in silence do I hear the self and wonder who that person might be．

So I booked a trip to find out．I travelled，for the first time，without my husband or kids．I went to Iceland with a friend，who shares an appreciation for wilderness and silence．

For six days，we were immersed(沉浸)in wild，raw scenery and real weather—a11 kinds of weather．Climbing a mountain against rain and returning to a tent for a simple meal reminds you how little you actually need．And how strong it feels to be uncomfortable sometimes．

I found silence in Iceland，and time to consider the me outside of career and the me out—side of kids as I shared stories with strangers．

When I stopped talking and just 1istened，I became more generous．I 1earned that choosing to be generous can create more space，more food and more warmth．

But I didn’t really gain any better appreciation of what I want from life or my job．I suspect the anxiety that drove me to seek silence in Iceland was losing sight of my ability to choose gratitude and joy，and to be present in the challenges I set in my career and my family．

I came home to noise，rush and love；with no less confusion on who I want to be． I know the answer isn’t waiting out there on the top of a mountain in Iceland．The answer is in front of me with every step on my own 1ife’s path，and in every choice I make．

1.Why did the author take a trip to Iceland?

A. To gain a new experience． B. To enjoy family happiness．

C. To better understand herself． D. To appreciate natural beauty．

2.What do we 1earn about the author’s trip?

A. Exciting． B. Difficult．

C. Relaxing． D. Adventurous．

3.What change happened to the author?

A. She felt lonelier． B. She felt more anxious．

C. She became more caring． D. She became more confident．

4.What will the author do in the future?

A. Go back to nature． B. Face reality bravely．

C. Travel to Iceland more often． D. Pay less attention to her feelings．

SECONDARY PROGRAMS & RESOURCES

1.What opportunity can students get according to the text?

A. Helping in the summer Zoo Camp．

B. Feeding and training animals in the zoo．

C. Volunteering in the zoo’s routine work．

D. Earning their grade 10 biology credit．

2.How much does a program about climate cost?

A. Free of charge． B. $2．

C. $3． D. $4．

3.How can people get all the program information?

A. Call 416—392—5932．

B. Visit：torontozoo．com．

C. Email tzvolunteers@torontozoo．ca．

D. Visit：torontozoo．com／educationandcamps／zooschoo1．

假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Kate即将完成学业，不久前来信就是否到中国工作询问你的意见，请根据以下提示回一封电子邮件：

1. 建议她可以来中国；

2. 阐述你的理由；

3. 承诺可提供帮助

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每次错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Mauritius, an island nation, is working to get rid of fossil fuels by replace them with sugar cane stalks. An island has relied on imported gas as fuel for long but it points out which its main cash crop is providing a more economical choice.

Once a sugar cane stalk has squeezed, a pile of dry stalks remain. These leftovers are then burned to generate power, and it accounts for 14 percents of the island’s energy needs.

Sugar canes, the nation’s main cash crop, continues leading the charge towards a more environmental friendly future. Currently, four sugar companies run his own power station together with generating up to 60% of the island’s electricity. However, the carbon dioxide generated by the burning process is then used to add to soft drinks.

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。

Around the world, malnutrition (营养不良) has become a problem that costs $3.5 trillion per year, according to the latest Global Nutrition Report,1.gives an analysis of food and nutrition issues each year.

Although most countries have fallen short in their efforts2.(deal) with poor nutrition and food insecurity, the US appears to be badly off track, the report found. The world’s3.(large) economy continues to suffer from high rates of obesity, diabetes and anemia (贫血), according to the data and has more than a million overweight children.

“Malnutrition is responsible for more ill-health4.any other cause.5.health consequences of overweight and obesity contribute to four million deaths6.(globe).” Corinna Hawkes, director of the Center for Food Policy,7.(write) in the report.

According to the study, most countries have at least two issues related to malnutrition. The most serious issues are children who are either overweight, anemic,8.suffer from undeveloped growth. Overall, malnutrition contributes to about half of all childhood deaths the research showed. And those9.(affect) may not be able to get as good a job as they could have, if they had been fed well. It also prevents them10.(be) able to contribute to society, and the economy, as well as they would have in a healthier environment.

    September 22, 2018 will be World Car-Free Day, a day on which people across the globe are encouraged to find______methods to meet their transportation needs and re-discover buses, bikes, and their own______.

On this day, people get together in the streets, intersections, and neighborhood blocks to______the world that we don’t have to accept our car-controlled society.

While______along these lines had taken place from time to time starting______the 1973 oil crisis, it was only in October, 1994______a structured call for such projects was______in a keynote speech by Eric Britton at the International Accessible Cities Conference held in Toledo (Spain).

The first national campaign was launched in Britain in 1997, and the French followed suit in 1998. In 2000, car Busters issued an open______for a “World Car-Free Day” to______with Europe’s Car-Free Day on September 22.______then, we have begun to call for citizens to organize______on or near this day.

However, we do not want______one day of celebrations and then return to______life. World Car-Free Day is the______time to remind city planners and politicians to______cycling, walking and public transport. It is up to us, cities and governments to help______permanent changes to______pedestrians, cyclists and other people who do not drive cars.

While______accomplishment has been achieved in terms of media coverage, these events______to be difficult to achieve real success and even a decade later there is considerable uncertainty about the usefulness of this approach. Broad public support and______to change is needed for successful implementation (执行).

1.A. effective B. efficient C. useful D. alternative

2.A. legs B. motors C. subway D. feet

3.A. recall B. remind C. realize D. recommend

4.A. projects B. events C. activities D. meetings

5.A. as B. on C. with D. beyond

6.A. when B. that C. where D. how

7.A. undertaken B. submitted C. developed D. issued

8.A. answer B. call C. wish D. longing

9.A. connect B. involve C. consist D. concern

10.A. Since B. Before C. After D. Right

11.A. events B. affairs C. incidents D. accidents

12.A. even B. still C. just D. ever

13.A. usual B. previous C. ordinary D. average

14.A. perfect B. limited C. accurate D. correct

15.A. give way to B. give priority to C. give rise to D. give in to

16.A. employ B. decrease C. create D. increase

17.A. assist B. benefit C. instruct D. influence

18.A. constant B. similar C. envying D. considerable

19.A. turn out B. work out C. carry out D. figure out

20.A. approach B. attitude C. chance D. commitment

    When I first came to UK from China at 6, I entered the first grade.1.. I saw children throw their left over food into the large trash cans-from half-eaten pizzas to untouched burgers. I watched them pour their milk into a white bucket. In China, this was a huge no-no in school. We had to finish everything.

One day, my first grade teacher announced that we would be having a party and everyone was told to bring something from their country.2.. My mom stayed up after her long day of work and made many dumplings. She put them in the fridge and woke up early in the morning to steam them and fry them so they would taste extra fresh when I brought them to school. They smelled great and looked golden brown after they were cooked.

I was so excited to share these with my class and teachers. It was placed in the corner of the table next to all the other delicious food.3.. One or two kids bravely took a piece and knew what they were because they had it with their parents at a Chinese restaurant. At the end of the party, it was cleanup. My teacher walked up to me and asked, pointing to the dumplings, “Would you like to take these home?” I carefully replied, “No...”4.. I thought she was going to share it with other teachers, but immediately after I said that, she threw all the dumplings into the trash and continued cleaning. I was confused; what just happened?

5.. And today I still witness this frequently in my English friends. Please eat all your food or take it to go or hare it or just get enough so you don’t have to throw it away. Thank you.

A. In China, “no” usually means “yes”

B. I got super excited and told my parents

C. It was very impolite to take your gift home

D. This was the biggest culture shock I have experienced

E. When I got home, I shared the experience with my parents

F. Many kids had the cookies and juices and were hesitant to try the dumplings

G. I didn’t understand why kids were getting their lunch food and not finishing it

    Last week, Vodafone started a test of the UK’s first full 5G service, available for use by businesses in Salford. It is part of its plan to trial the technology in seven UK cities. But what can we expect from the next generation of mobile technology?

One thing we will see in the preparation for the test is lots of tricks with the new tech. Earlier this year, operators paid almost £1.4 billion for the 5G wavelengths, and to compensate for that cash, they will need to catch the eye of consumers. In September, Vodafone used its bit of the range to display the UK’s first hologram (全息) call. The Manchester City captain Steph Houghton appeared as a hologram in Newbury. It isn’t all holograms, however: 5G will offer faster internet access. with Ofcom (英国通讯管理局) suggesting that video that takes a minute to download on 4G will be available in just a second.

The wider application is to support connected equipment on the “internet of things” -not just the internet-enabled fridge that can reorder your milk for you, but the network that will enable driverless cars and delivery drones (无人机) to communicate with each other.

Prof William Webb has warned that the technology could be a case of the emperor’s new clothes. Much of the speed increase, he claims, could have been achieved by putting more money in the 4G network, rather than a new technology. Other different voices have suggested that a focus on rolling out wider rural broadband access and addressing current network coverage would be more beneficial to the UK as a whole.

Obviously, 5G will also bring a cost to consumers. It requires a handset for both 5G and 4G, and the first 5G-enabled smart phones are expected in the coming year. With the slow pace of network rollout so far, it is likely that consumers will end up upgrading to a new 5G phone well before 5G becomes widely available in the next couple of years.

1.Why does Prof William Webb say “the technology could be a case of the emperor’s new clothes”?

A. He is in favor of the application of the new technology.

B. 5G will bring a cost to consumers in their daily life.

C. 5G helps people communicate better with each other.

D. He prefers more money to be spent on 4G networks.

2.The underlined word “addressing” in the fourth paragraph has the closest meaning to        .

A. making a speech to B. trying to solve

C. managing to decrease D. responding to

3.The last paragraph indicates that            .

A. it’ll take several years to make 5G accessible to the public in the UK

B. 5G service shows huge development potential and a broad market

C. customers are eager to use 5G smart phones instead of 4G ones

D. it’s probable that 5G network rollout is speeding up in Britain

4.What do we know about the text?

A. Vodafone is successful in spreading the 5G service.

B. Steph Houghton appeared as a hologram by 4G.

C. The application of 5G will make life much easier.

D. 5G phones are available in rural areas of the UK.

    Not all the historians in Canada are historians of Canada. Case in point: Timothy Brook.

Brook was born and schooled in Toronto, and he now teaches in Vancouver. But he’s a historian of China, and his recent book Vermeer’s Hat seems at first to be about Holland in the period of the Dutch masters. When I met Brook recently in Vancouver, he did seem truly a global historian. Vancouver is his home, but Vermeer’s Hat has been published around the world.

Brook was just in from Oxford, UK, where he taught part of the year, by way of New York, where Vermeer’s Hat had just been given the Lynton History Prize. He was about to go to California, where he was due to lecture. Still, the author and the book---and the hat---say something fresh about Canada and the world.

“I’ve been looking at Vermeer since 1971,” says Brook. Looking at Dutch interior (室内的) scenes from the mid-1600s, he noticed maps, Chinese porcelains (瓷器), South American silver, Virginia tobacco—all marking the influences of the wide world. In Brook’s telling, Vermeer’s masterworks become doorways to the world, and not least to the largest, richest nation in the world, the China of the late Ming Empire, a field in which Brook happens to be a specialist.

Brook used global history as a way to find common ground with fellow historians. “The sixteenth century is the age of discovery, but the seventeenth century is the age of people starting to move the possibility of a global economy, intercultural relations across the globe,” he said.

It proved not hard for this Canadian historian of the world to find Canada in world history--or the world in Canadian history. In Vermeer’s 1658 painting of a Dutch soldier in a wonderful hat, the felt (毛毡) for the hat was probably made in Lachine, from French la Chine meaning China. Established in Canada by de Champlain, the town was so named because Champlain, like other explorers the French explorer Samuel was hoping to get through Canada to China.

1.Which was the line of Brook’s recent journey back home            .

A. Toronto--Oxford→ Vancouver

B. Oxford→ New York→ Vancouver

C. California→ Toronto→ Vancouver

D. New York→ California→ Vancouver.

2.Which is discussed in Brook’s Vermeer’s Hat?

A. The Lynton History Prize

B. Ways to give good lectures

C. The Ming Dynasty of China

D. A hat Vermeer wore for years

3.What can we infer about Vermeer?

A. He was a Dutch painter

B. He was a French explorer

C. He was a UK publisher

D. He was a US teacher

4.What can be suitable title for the text?

A. The Influences of masters’ books

B. An age of moving and possibilities

C. The Importance of Cultural Exchange

D. A Canadian Historian Thinking Globally

    As a first responder, you never know what type of situation you might walk into, or who you’ll meet along the way. That’s definitely been the case for Jeffrey Lanenberg, a 51-year-old paramedic(急救医务人员) since 1984.

Ten years into the job, Lanenberg received a call that reported that a man in his early 30s had fallen down in the Mall of America. When Lanenberg and his partner arrived at the scene, they found the young male face down on the ground. He had gone unconscious, making weak attempts to breathe. His wife stood beside him holding their small son in horror. They quickly rushed to defibrillate(除颤) and calm the man to keep him under control. After Lanenberg dropped the patient off at the neighboring hospital, he thought about the man and his family for a long time.

Lanenberg thought he had experienced everything under the sun until one random visit to Office Max three years ago, where he met a man repeatedly walk back and forth while staring at him. As it turned out, the man was the patient he had saved 20 years earlier.

＂You gave me 20 years more than I ever thought I’d have,＂ the man said. He thanked Lanenberg repeatedly and told him he had someone he wanted him to meet. He stepped around the corner and reappeared with a 20-something-year-old man. Lanenberg instantly knew that it was the son he had seen standing by his mother all those years ago.

＂That day changed my life,＂ Lanenberg said. ＂Before that, everything was about work…When I talk to my beginner-training class, I tell them you never know the impact you can have on someone’s life.＂

1.What did Lanenberg do with the young man?

A. He gave the man the first aid. B. He cured the man at the scene.

C. He only sent the man to hospital. D. He took care of the man’s wife and son.

2.What did Lanenberg think of the encounter with the man?

A. It was unbelievable. B. It was a common routine.

C. It was a matter of course. D. It was a dangerous situation.

3.Why was the man thankful to Lanenberg?

A. Lanenberg helped bring up his little son.

B. Lanenberg donated to support his family.

C. Lanenberg gave him the present happy life.

D. Lanenberg taught his son to be a new doctor.

4.How did the meeting change Lanenberg’s life?

A. He changed his attitude to his job.

B. He was rewarded with much money.

C. He got a promotion to be a team leader.

D. He took up teaching work to train newcomers.

    Here's a list of books I'm looking forward to this fall season. Not all of them will rise to the level of the advertisement, but it's an abundant crop.

"Home After Dark" by David Small (Liveright, Sept. 11 )

In 2009, Small published a celebrated graphic memoir (回忆录) called"Stitches". Now the Caldecott Medal winner is back with a graphic novel about a motherless 13-year-old boy brought up in an unhappy home in California. This is a tale told in few words and many striking images. On Sept. 11 at 3p.m., Small will be at Amazonbooks at Union Market. More information at www. amazon.com/graph-tale.

"Waiting for Eden" by Elliot Ackerman (Knopf, Sept. 25)

This brief novel is related by a dead soldier who is watching over a horribly burned partner in a Texas hospital. That sounds embarrassingly emotional, but Ackerman, who served in a Navy in Iraq and Afghanistan, is one of the best soldier-writers of his generation. More information at www. amazon. com/military-essay.

"All You Can Ever Know" by Nicole Chung (Catapult, Oct. 2)

Chung, the editor of the literary magazine Catapult, was adopted as a baby by a white family in Oregon. In this memoir, she writes about her childhood, her Asian American identity and her search for the Korean parents who gave her up. More information at www. amazon. com/politics-prose.

"Unsheltered" by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper, Oct. 16)

Alternating between past and present, this novel tells the story of a woman investigating a late-19th-century science teacher who was caught up in the controversy over Darwinism. Like her other novels, this one promises to explore social and scientific problems. Visit www. amazon. com/tech-science for more information.

1.If you hope for a signature of the author, you will probably buy a copy of ________.

A. All You Can Ever Know

B. Waiting for Eden

C. Home After Dark

D. Unsheltered

2.Who joined the army and was sent to the Middle East?

A. Elliot Ackerman.

B. David Small.

C. Barbara Kingsolver.

D. Nicole Chung.

3.If you want to read books about non-fiction, you can surf________.

A. www. amazon. com/graph-tale

B. www. amazon. com/politics-prose

C. www. amazon. com/military-essay

D. www. amazon. com/tech-science

假定你是李华，你的朋友Peter想了解你校于五月举办的中国传统文化艺术节。请你给Peter写封回信，内容包括:

1. 举办艺术节的目的；

2. 介绍你最喜欢的一个艺术节活动；

3. 邀请Peter参加并告之艺术节活动的时间。

注意:

1. 词数 100 左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文， 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除: 把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。

修改: 在错的词下划一横线， 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处， 多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Last year, Zhang Pingyu paid visit to London. Worried about the time available, Zhang Pingyu had made a list of the site she wanted to see. It was the Tower which she visited first. Fancy! This solid stone, square tower had been remained standing for one thousand years. Many new buildings had expanded around it. Therefore, it was still part of a royal palace and prison combined. There followed St Paul’s Cathedral built after the terrible fire of London in 1666. It looked splendidly when first built. Westminster Abbey, too, was very interesting. Then just as he came out of the abbey, Pingyu heard the famous sound of the clock Big Ben, ring out the hour.

The next day Pingyu was leaving London to Windsor Castle. “Perhaps I will see the Queen？” she wondered as she fall asleep.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Letters as a way of communication have long given way to phone calls and WeChat messages. But a TV show, Letters Alive, is helping bring this old way to keep in touch back 1. the present.

Letters Alive took 2.(it) idea from a UK program, Letters Live, released in 2013. Both 3. (show) feature famous actors and actresses, but there 4.(be) no eye－catching visual effects or any regular showbiz(娱乐圈) activities. Instead, it’s just a live event 5. remarkable letters selected from a wide time span and a diverse range of subjects are read. There is, for example, a passionate letter from Huang Yongyu to playwright Cao Yu 30 years ago to criticize his lack of 6.(create).

Every letter is like a small piece of history. By hearing them 7. (read), it’s as if we are being sent back in time to experience a moment that we would otherwise never have had the chance to.

Compared to 8. (publish) texts, letters also 9.(natural) come with a personal touch. As well as celebrating the pain, joy, wisdom and humor, Letters Alive  10. (commit) to promoting Chinese literature since first run.

    Our teachers tried teaching us about death during nursing training. As a student nurse, I knew I would see death in my ______. I had no idea of the ______ it would have on me, ______.

The first person I saw die was an elderly man, John, who had been ______ for weeks. His heart was ______ and the health－care team was keeping him comfortable and ______ his symptoms. He had stopped speaking days before but was still awake at times, and his ______ when we spoke to him was beautiful.

When I came on to the ______ one morning, the night staff said he had deteriorated (恶化) overnight and had ______ left to leave. A trained nurse and I gave him a bed bath, shaved him and changed his sheets. For the next six hours I ______ his hand and talked to him. The doctor came in regularly and asked if he needed more pain relief but he seemed ______ most of the time. He only ______ opened his eyes to smile at me. Early in the afternoon the nurse came back in and we washed his face and ______ his hair. As she was just about to leave the room, she stroked his hair and said:“Oh John, just ______.” Minutes later, he did.

It has been 20 years since John’s death. I have seen ______ deaths in my time nursing. I have seen staff go far beyond the ______ of their jobs to ______ that a patient has as good a death as possible. I remember some of the other faces, but none is quite as ______ as John’s. He, and the professionals who were ______ him, taught me that it ______ how we treat those who are dying.

1.A. life B. family C. mind D. career

2.A. affection B. difference C. impact D. reflection

3.A. instead B. however C. therefore D. regardless

4.A. struggling B. challenging C. insisting D. recovering

5.A. striking B. aging C. beating D. failing

6.A. comforting B. relieving C. disappearing D. decreasing

7.A. smile B. eyes C. face D. expression

8.A. hospital B. classroom C. ward D. department

9.A. days B. seconds C. minutes D. hours

10.A. hugged B. reached C. held D. touched

11.A. peaceful B. painful C. silent D. anxious

12.A. frequently B. easily C. hardly D. occasionally

13.A. washed B. tied C. combed D. smelt

14.A. let go B. pass away C. come on D. go away

15.A. priceless B. countless C. considerate D. constant

16.A. expectations B. ability C. qualifications D. exception

17.A. pretend B. ensure C. believe D. assume

18.A. beautiful B. scary C. pale D. vivid

19.A. bringing up B. looking for C. caring for D. cheering up

20.A. trains B. matters C. influences D. works

    We are surrounded by messages trying to get our attention. Advertisers, politicians and other groups all try to get us to agree with them. 1. Propaganda is not always a bad thing, but it often hides the truth about a topic. Its very similar to advertising, whose goal is to get people to buy something, while propaganda is to change what people believe.

Propaganda Techniques

To create propaganda, a common technique is name-calling. A politician might call someone a traitor or liar, which makes the other person look bad. Another is the trend technique. People want to be on the side in the favor. 2.， Some propaganda is based on fear. It scares people into choosing a certain side or taking action, which might not be bad.   Anti—smoking campaigns are one example. They may scare people into thinking that if they smoke, they will get cancer.

3.

Propaganda is used by many groups, such as businesses, politicians and the government .It is spread through posters, television and radio. The Internet makes it easy to send messages to the whole world.

Types of Propaganda

Political propaganda has been around as long as there have been politicians 4.People have used it for many years. War propaganda began during World War I, more than 100 years ago.

To see if propaganda is saying the truth, people need to do extra work. For example, ads might always sound like they're true. But before you believe them, try to think about who created and paid for them. Find out why they did it. 5.

A.Propaganda Targets

B.Propaganda Mediums

C.Another word for this is propaganda

D. So most people will agree with those politicians

E.Then, you can decide if they're being honest or not

F.However, religious propaganda was actually the first official one

G.People might join someone who claims to be popular or winning

    Have you ever spent an afternoon in the backyard, maybe grilling or enjoying a basketball game, when suddenly you notice that everything goes quiet? There is an old phrase “calm before the storm”， often used in a situation—a quiet period just before a great activity or excitement. According to our own experience, we know there is actually calm before the storm. But what causes this calm? And is it always calm before the storm? Let's hear what scientists have to say.

A period of calm happens in a particular kind of storm, the simplest kind of storm—a single－cell thunderstorm. In this type of thunderstorm, there is usually only one main updraft, which is warm, damp air and drawn from places near the ground. Storms need warm and damp air as fuel, so they typically draw that air in from surrounding environment. Storms can draw in the air that fit their need from all directions—even from the direction in which the storm is traveling.

As the warm, damp air is pulled into a storm system, it leaves a low－pressure vacuum(真空) coming after. The rising air meets the cold dry air that has already existed in the storm clouds, thus the temperature of the warm, damp air drops, and the water vapour(水蒸汽) in it changes into tiny drops that are a precondition of rain. These drops accumulate and build on larger particles like dust, until they grow large enough to form raindrops.

This warm, damp air keeps moving upwards, but it becomes cooler and drier during its trip through cloud. When it reaches the top of the cloud, the air gets spit out(被挤出) at the top. This air is sent rolling out over the big thunderclouds. From there, the air goes down. Warm and dry air is relatively stable, and once it covers a region, that air, in turn, causes the calm before a storm.

Most thunderstorms, though, don't start with calm. That's because most are actually groups of storms with complex wind patterns. There's so much air moving up and down storm groups that the calm before the storm never happens. Instead, before the storm, it might be really windy!

1.Which best fits the description of a particular kind of storm?

A. A storm with air drawn from every direction.

B. A thunderstorm without strong winds.

C. A thunderstorm with a single shape.

D. A storm fueled by moving air from the ground.

2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Cold and dry air. B. Warm and damp air.

C. Cold and damp air. D. Warm and dry air.

3.Which does the writer most likely agree to?

A. Presence of the calm relies on stable air.

B. Storm happens without air moving up and down.

C. The drier the air is, the bigger the storm will be.

D. Not all thunderstorms start with the calm.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Causes and effects of a heavy storm.

B. An explanation of the calm before a storm.

C. A personal experience of a heavy storm.

D. A brief description of a peaceful storm.